Another Megxit

Prince Harry and Meghan are headed back to the United Kingdom.

The couple left the UK six years ago, and two years after their marriage, in a break with the royal family that opened public conversations about race, the monarchy, and the role of the tabloids. Now, Harry and Meghan, who are officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are moving back with their two children, who are 7 and 5.

They left the UK because of hostile tabloid coverage that was especially nasty toward Meghan, and for what Harry felt was a lack of support from the family. While residents of the United States, they had a sit-down interview with Oprah, did a revealing docuseries on Netflix, and Harry released a memoir.

The book apparently pissed off his older brother, William, the future king of England, who is referred to as his nemesis. According to reports, they have not smoothed over their relationship and probably will not be sitting down to chat over tea and biscuits (which we call cookies. Does England have a biscuit monster?). Though Harry has been talking to his father, King Charles.

So why are they going back? We don't know. What will they do once they return? We don't know that either. Will the tabloids be softer and nicer to them once they return? Oh hell, no.

If anything, the tabloids may have shed what was left of any inhibitions they may have had to cover Harry, as a UK High Court judge ruled that he and five other celebrities, which include Elton John, lost their privacy lawsuit and handled the case in an unreasonable way. I guess that's why they call it the blues.

In other news, the anti-DEI and racist rampage by Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump, and the Defense Department continues as they may choose not to name the next aircraft carrier in production after a Black World War II hero, and instead, name it after…you know who, Donald Trump.

Are you as sick of this shit as I am?

The USS Doris Miller would become the first U.S. aircraft carrier named for a Black American and the first named in honor of a sailor for actions performed while serving in the enlisted ranks.

Damn, if they're going to shit all over an aircraft carrier named after Abraham Lincoln, can you imagine the mistreatment they'll inflict upon the USS Black Guy? And since they hate trans people as much as they hate Black people, and they've already tried to hide historic data about the Enola Gay because they're homophobic, they're probably gonna freak out over a ship named after a black guy named Doris.

Miller was serving aboard the battleship USS West Virginia when Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. During the attack, Miller helped wounded sailors before manning an anti-aircraft gun and firing at Japanese planes, despite having no formal training on the weapon.

Did you see the film Pearl Harbor? If you did, I'm so sorry. But still, Miller was portrayed in the film by Cuba Gooding Jr, who is an Oscar-winning actor who has earned great respect and accolades from the acting community, despite appearing in a Ben Affleck movie and Snow Dogs (to be fair, Argo was really good. You should check that out if you haven't already).

Can we please stop naming shit after Donald Trump? Hopefully, if they make this move of stealing an aircraft carrier's name from a Black war hero in favor of a man who instigated a white national terrorist attack against this country, our next Democratically elected president can reverse this boneheaded and insulting decision.

Maybe a future filmmaker will get his revenge against Pete Hegseth by having Ben Affleck portray him in a movie. Bwahahahaha.

There are 74 days left until the midterms.

Creative note: This was my first stab at the drawing, and as you can see, I changed my mind before I drew Pete’s ridiculous and stupid face.

Rosie: Rosie O’Donnell did a great job guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and she signed off last night by thanking “everyone who’s been watching this week, especially the hungry, hungry hypocrite in the White House.”

She ended her monologue by singing a song called “Donny Boy,” which was a version of “Danny Boy,” which was dedicated to a “very special boy.”

The lyrics are: Poor Donny boy, your polls, your polls are falling. Your reflecting pool is green as Mountain Dew. Your wig’s a mess, your ballroom is appalling, and with Iran you’ve bit off more than you can chew. Measles are back, inflation is a-swelling; you post all night, you’re sleeping while you work. And what’s with all this useless crap you’re selling? Hey, sweetie pie, you’re driving us all berserk. But there’s a way to end this drama. It’s time to use that stable-genius brain. Since we all know you’ll never be Obama, why not resign, and make this country great again?”

But her best line of the night: “Most of all, I’d like to thank Jimmy Kimmel for inviting me to do this and for reminding everyone that we have the right to free speech in this country, whether Orange Voldemort likes it or not.”

I would like to thank Jimmy Kimmel, too. Thanks, Jimmy.

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